Arebyte

Analysis

Arebyte is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Arebyte reported income of £823k and spending of £775k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £456k to £823k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Arebyte sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Curzon Clevedon Community Centre for the Arts (£823k), Birmingham Opera Company (£824k) and The York Early Music Foundation (£821k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 77% and donations and legacies 23%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £327k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.